Mesa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.0% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 36.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Mesa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.0% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.9 points above the Covina-Valley Unified district average of 23.1%. Compared to the 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.3 points higher (vs 24.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 111 | 34.2% | 27.0% | 61.3% |
| 4th | 127 | 44.9% | 19.7% | 64.6% |
| 5th | 130 | 42.3% | 27.7% | 70.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 112 | 36.6% | 31.3% | 67.9% |
| 4th | 129 | 33.3% | 30.2% | 63.6% |
| 5th | 131 | 36.6% | 17.6% | 54.2% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.0